Grandmas Khichri Recipes

GRANDMA'S KHICHRI

Steps:

• Rinse split peas, set aside. Chop onion and garlic, set aside.
• In a pot, heat canola oil over a medium heat, add onion, garlic, wiri wiri pepper, curry powder, cumin, and split peas. Fry until onions are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add two cups of water to boil split peas. Boil until peas are slightly soft on low-medium heat.
• Grate coconut and squeeze milk from coconut through a cheesecloth, strainer, or with bare hands. A second time, place grated coconut in 1/3 cup warm water, let it steep for 15 minutes. Squeeze to extract more milk. Continue this process until you have about 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk. (I only had to do this twice)
• Add rice, turmeric, salt, chopped spinach, and fresh coconut milk to the pot. Let boil until rice is soft. If you prefer a more soupy texture, remove from heat once the rice is done the cooking. If you prefer your khichri a little drier, let the mixture continue to cook until most liquid has evaporated.
• If you would like to chunkay this dish: slice 2 garlic cloves and fry in 2 tbsp of oil. Once garlic turns brown, add oil and garlic to the khichri covering the pot immediately to prevent oil from pitching. Stir to develop flavor.

KHICHDI

Steps:

• Soak the lentils and rice together in water in a medium bowl for 30 minutes; drain and rinse well.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and stir until they just start to fizzle, about 1 minute. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the turmeric, tomato, jalapeno and ginger. Cook, stirring, until the tomato softens, about 1 minute. Add the lentils, rice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, cover and cook until the rice is tender and the lentils have broken down completely, about 15 minutes. Stir in the remaining tablespoon of butter and season with salt. Stir in the cilantro.